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Garry Schyman confirmed for BioShock: Infinite Original Soundtrack

On Monday, it was confirmed that Garry Schyman will once again return to the “BioShock” series, composing the “BioShock: Infinite” original soundtrack. Schyman was behind the haunting, atmospheric soundtrack for both “BioScock” and “BioShock 2″ and, according to the press release, he will once again bring his wonderful use of strings to the sound of “BioShock: Infinite.”

The first “BioShock” soundtrack featured heavy use of the cello and strong, sharp percussions, along with some atmospheric pieces like an accordion and even a sharp whistle featured prominently in “All Spliced Up.” The soundtrack perfectly matched the dark, moody atmosphere of Rapture’s underwater terror and it’s only crime was that it was woefully short. Similar to the wonderful “Bulletstorm” soundtrack, “BioShock” is available for free at the official site. (“BioShock 2′s” original soundtrack is, sadly, a little trickier to get ahold of — most digital mediums feature the licensed, period music from the game.)

IrrationalGames has released a sample from Schyman’s “BioShock: Infinite” soundtrack, above, and if that doesn’t entice you, I’m not sure what will. The strings, in this sample, are far loftier than anything in “BioShock,” which seems to match the move from underwater to above the clouds. The soundtrack will be included with the Collector’s Edition though no official word on when it’ll be available for purchase outside of the CE.

“BioShock Infinite” releases for PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 on March 26, 2013.

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